It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me, just a few years after Redgate acquired SQL Server Central. I’ll let the words speak for themselves.
I have a copy of the Book of Redgate from 2010. This was a book we produced internally about the company after 10 years in existence. At that time, I’d been there for about 3 years, and it was interesting to learn a some things about the company. This series of posts looks back at the Book of Redgate 15 years later.
Another of our values:
The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who get stuff done. While there’s a place for planning, thinking and process it is better to try – and try well – and fail than not to try at all.”
This is an approach I use in lots of my life. Not always, but I do try to get things done, and make a strong effort in doing so. I ask the kids I coach to do the same. The effort is what matters; it’s more important than the outcome. The outcomes matter, but we can accept mistakes.
This is one of those values I think ought to be more prominently displayed and discussed, in most organizations.
I have a copy of the Book of Redgate from 2010. This was a book we produced internally about the company after 10 years in existence. At that time, I’d been there for about 3 years, and it was interesting to learn a some things about the company. This series of posts looks back at the Book of Redgate 15 years later.
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US
Here’s Asia
I miss Brad. I enjoyed traveling around and working with him. I’d forgotten about Bob until I looked at this.
At this point, we had 200-ish people in Cambridge, UK and no US office. Just Brad, Bob, and me there.
We also had the major events. Pass Summit and SQL Bits still exist. The PDC, TechEd, and PASS Europe are gone.
Amazing to think how the world changed, both for Redgate as a company and as individuals. We’ve grown so much since then.
I have a copy of the Book of Redgate from 2010. This was a book we produced internally about the company after 10 years in existence. At that time, I’d been there for about 3 years, and it was interesting to learn a some things about the company. This series of posts looks back at the Book of Redgate 15 years later.
This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of what our Customers Say about us. However, this is what our employees said about the company.
At this point we would have been around a 200 person company, mostly in the UK. It’s a great list of words, and if I were looking for a new employer, this type of work cloud might get me interested in applying.
Redgate has often felt like an extended family, where we care about each other, we’re bonded, and we’re working together to get through life. We disagree and bicker at times, but we love each other.
We’re now closer to a 600 person company, and I don’t know that all of us, or even most of us, feel the same ways, but I’d like to think most people still think this is a great place to work.
I do.
I have a copy of the Book of Redgate from 2010. This was a book we produced internally about the company after 10 years in existence. At that time, I’d been there for about 3 years, and it was interesting to learn a some things about the company. This series of posts looks back at the Book of Redgate 15 years later.
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